REGAN hit back after ex-SFA president Peat had accused him and SPL ccounterpart Neil Doncaster of being out of touch with Scottish football over their planned restructure.

STEWART REGAN has blasted back at George Peat in the row over the controversial plan to reconstruct our game.

And the man championing the 12-12-18 revolution insisted the SFA has done more good during his two years as chief executive than it had in the previous 20.

Regan came out fighting in the latest in a series of explosive exclusive interviews with Record Sport over the proposals to overhaul the current four-tier system and merge the SPL and SFL into one body.

And he responded to claims made by former SFA president Peat that he is in danger of bungling the biggest chance for change the game has known.

Regan said: “I’d say I have delivered more in the last two years than the SFA have delivered in the previous two decades.

“George has his own view but it’s disappointing to hear his comments because he was instrumental in my appointment. He has seen the benefits and his legacy will be the implementation of the McLeish Report which I have delivered for him. My credibility is not at stake.”

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Peat had insisted Regan and fellow Englishman Neil Doncaster, the SPL’s chief, were out of touch with the needs of the Scottish game.

But an angry Regan said: “I understand football – that’s why I’ve been able to deliver all these changes. I have led the SFA through some of the most difficult issues it has had to deal with in its history.”

And if Scotland’s 42 clubs vote to proceed with the new set-up, Regan believes those who pushed the plan over the line may become regarded across the world as being among the game’s greatest innovators.

When asked if the 12-12-18 blueprint was a stop-gap solution, Regan said: “Who’s to say this won’t be the best solution? It could be the best thing that ever happens to Scottish football.”

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